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Thank you for asking:) We got incredible news!! My husband’s PET scan was negative for any metastatic cancer! Surgically removing the lump on his forearm and the sentinel lymph node got rid of the Merkel cell. We were disappointed to hear that he’s not able to have immunotherapy to stop a reoccurrence. He will be having radiation but we don’t know what treatment will look like until we see radiation oncologist next week. We are feeling very blessed and grateful!

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What good news, @mytimetofly2! I look forward to hearing updates after you see the radiation oncologist next week. Will you post again and let me know what the treatment plans will be?

Was diagnosed with MerkelCell March 2024. Surgery on small spot on my forearm in April and lymph nodes. I had radiation starting in June. 25 treatments over 5 weeks and PET scan every 3 months. All PET scans have been negative so far. I think that is pretty standard treatment plan.